Two Belchertown obituary notices appeared this week: Kirkwood Whitehead, Juliette L., 98, who died August 25, and Beatrice, Thomas A., remembered by family in a Belchertown Patch report published the same day as a Navy veteran and engineer. Full details for Kirkwood Whitehead are posted…
Hampshire County Registry of Deeds recorded nine Belchertown property transfers, all dated July 31, with none recorded through Aug. 29. Only three had a sale price recorded: $17,150 at 381 N. Liberty St., $100,000 at 55 North St., and $228,937 at 15 Old Pelham Rd., the period's top sale, with a…
Communications Committee voted unanimously to promote Andrew Tremblay to full membership. Tremblay, who had been serving as an associate member, passed the vote 5-0-0, moved by Lew Louraine and seconded by Robin Tutt; he must complete swearing-in at the Town Clerk's office.
Belchertown secured a $325,000 MassTrails grant to design Segment 1C of the Mass Central Rail Trail, a link town officials say will connect Belchertown to the regional network stretching from Northampton to Boston. In public safety news, Lieutenant Jared LaValle, a lifelong resident and…
Belchertown School Committee hires outside investigator for a personnel matter, with no cost cap set.
Planning Board blocks revised Lot Identification Plan for Hamilton Street property pending probate and attorney documentation. Chair Dan Beaudette cited Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 190B, Section 3-102, stating the Board could not approve the Bronner family application without proof that
The Belchertown Historical Commission approved July minutes and advanced preservation work on multiple fronts. The commission submitted a project proposal to Massachusetts Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Michael Steinitz for Lampson Brook preservation grants and received notice of
Select Board launches joint economic development planning with Planning Board, Creative Economy Committee, and EDIC. Town Manager Steve Williams and Planner Eric Weiss presented results from a marketing study identifying opportunity zones in the Town Center, south end, and Stop & Shop area; Town
Board of Health approves Ware Road septic upgrade conditioned on Conservation approval. The Board unanimously authorized PAH Properties LLC to reduce groundwater separation two feet and deploy an Eljen GSF system for 280 Ware Road, with Roger Bacon, Title V consultant, confirming the system
Select Board adopts hazard mitigation plan and conservation land purchases totaling $232,000. Chair Whitney Jorns Kuhnlenz led unanimous approval of the Belchertown Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 Update, which had been submitted to Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency for final review. The Board